At approximately 12:55 p.m. Wednesday, May 14, operators and onlookers at the Transient Reactor Test (TREAT) facility control room witnessed history. With an odd, almost kazoo-like sound coupled with a...
The Idaho National Laboratory has changed the world for more than 75 years through work in nuclear energy, national security and other innovative technologies. From early nuclear reactor demonstrations to...
When U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Chris Dauer talks about why he chose a military fellowship with the Wireless Communications Research Division at the Idaho National Laboratory, he doesn’t start...
The 2025 Army-Navy college football game kicks off Dec. 13 in Baltimore, Maryland, continuing one of America’s most storied rivalries. First played in 1890, Army-Navy has endured through wars, peace...
As the United States accelerates deployment of advanced and small modular reactors (A/SMRs), the nuclear energy sector is embracing a digital future. While digital systems provide operators with big benefits,...
Scientists at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) have achieved a historic breakthrough in nuclear energy by launching full-scale production of enriched fuel salt for the Molten Chloride Reactor Experiment (MCRE)—the...
At the intersection of mathematics and nature, scientists have found intriguing and often beautiful designs. Pinecone scales and sunflower seeds spiral according to a curve derived from the Fibonacci sequence....
At the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) innovation thrives on collaboration. That spirit was on full display Aug. 13-15 during this year’s University Days, an event to provide information, initiate discussions...
The pistachio trees of Coalinga, California, are thirsty. The nearest river is miles away, but beneath their roots lies an untapped water source — untapped because it’s full of salt...
Though they’d never met before the summer of 2025, interns James Dawson and Andrew Bonilla were a dream team for the Idaho National Laboratory’s (INL) Cybercore Integration Center. Dawson, from...
Turning materials like wood chips, crop residues and municipal solid waste into fuels and chemicals is important for our country’s energy independence. Over the past two decades, the U.S. Department...
College of Eastern Idaho (CEI) President Lori Barber looked out Aug. 28 to a crowd of state legislators, the mayors of Ammon and Idaho Falls, senior Idaho National Laboratory officials...
At a nondescript laboratory in Idaho Falls, Idaho, Wei Tang, Wenjuan Bian and Dong Ding make highly sophisticated advanced energy materials literally from scratch. The researchers and their colleagues at...
When asked to describe her job within the Molten Chloride Reactor Experiment (MCRE), Kristy Spencer smiled. “Whenever the project needs anything, I’m there and ready to help because I’m kind...
It’s Tuesday morning in early June and the Idaho National Laboratory’s (INL) Transient Reactor Test Facility (TREAT) control room is crawling with visitors. Men in fatigues thumb through logbooks, monitor...
In many electricity markets, hydropower operators earn a significant portion of their revenue from the day-ahead market. In this market, utilities buy electricity based on expected demand for the next...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming widely adopted across multiple industries, including the critical field of grid operations. The integration of AI into grid systems promises enhanced efficiency and reliability, but...
In the spring of 2020, a team of engineers at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) embarked on a groundbreaking project to design a microreactor test facility that could transform the...
From laundry detergents and self-cleaning ovens to the manufacturing of fuels, plastics and medications, catalysts play a vital role in everyday products and industry. These substances, which make chemical reactions...
Consider the utility services that people use every day: light switches, water faucets and gas burners. The simple act of delivering electricity, water or gas to a home or business...
As manufacturers and utilities recognize their automated systems are vulnerable to hackers, the Idaho National Laboratory’s cyber escape rooms have become a go-to training resource for cybersecurity organizations around the...
The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is the hub of collaboration among Western states to advance nuclear energy. This effort, anchored in legislative frameworks, strategic investments, collaborations and partnerships, is positioning...
Father and son entrepreneurs Mehul and Milan Shah have patented a new nuclear fuel design that could reduce nuclear waste, enhance safety and lower costs for today’s pressurized heavy water...
In today’s hyperconnected world, wireless communication faces a critical challenge known as the “spectrum crunch.” Spectrum crunch results from more devices vying for limited frequencies, creating an overcrowded radio frequency...